College Math Placement Test
College Math Placement Test
1. Simplify:
20+43 ÷(8)
b) ‐4 c) 12 d) ‐10.5
a) 4
2.
Simplify: (2a – 4) + 2(a – 5) – 3(a+1)
b) a – 17 c) a – 11 d) 7a ‐17
a) 7a – 11
a) ‐14 b) 1 c) 66
d) 81
4. Firefighters use the formula S = 0.5P + 26 to compute the horizontal range S in feet of water from a
particular hose, where P is the nozzle pressure in pounds. Find the horizontal range if pressure is 90 lb.
5. Simplify: 2x2(3x2)3
a) 54x12 b) 18x8 c) 18x12 d) 54x8
a) 5.6x10-6 b) 5.6x106
c) 5.6x10-5 d) 5.6x10-7
7. Expand: 1.20x105
a) 12000000
b) 1200000 c) 120000 d) 12000
8(x – 2) – 5(x + 4) = 20 + x
PLACEMENT TEST
8. Solve:
b) x = 28 c) x = ‐8 d) x = ‐18
a) x = 9
9. Solve: ‐3(2x – 3) ≤ 27
a) x ≤ ‐6 b) x ≥ ‐6 c) x ≥ ‐3 d) x ≤ ‐3
10. John averaged 82 out of 100 on his first three tests. What was John’s score on the fourth test if his
average after the fourth test dropped to 79 out of 100?
a) Cannot be found b) 80 c) 75 d) 70
BONUS. The sales tax rate in Wilson County is 6.75%. Suppose total price of an item that you bought in
Wilson
County including taxes is $14.93, what is the price (rounded to two decimal places) before tax?